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First Infantry Civil War
First Michigan Infantry
The men, under these trying circumstances, behaved coolly and with much bravery, standing their ground like veterans, and not until success became hopeless and the order to retreat was given did they fall back, and then in good order, when they resumed their former position in the woods, and reformed with their division. Had there been any possibility of victory under such circumstances, their courage and persistency would have secured it.
The chaplain of the regiment, the Rev. Arthur Edwards, who was present in the engagement, rendering most valuable service, and whose exemplary conduct during his whole term in the army endeared him to all who came in contact with him, wrote at the time as follows:
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